7th Sunday of Easter

I would like to wish my best to all mothers on this special day. Mothers are very special for us. We love, honor, and respect them. Because of their acceptance of us, we want to thank them for their love and sacrifices they have made to raise us. May the Lord Jesus, and his Mother Mary, who is the Mother of all of us bless our mothers, those who are with us. Those of our mothers who are not with us any longer, who have been taken from us, may the Lord grant them eternal peace and happiness.

This Monday afternoon, a group of 12 will travel with me to England. Some of them will continue on their journey to Paris, France to tour the city before the Summer Olympics. We are very excited about our trip. Please keep us in your prayers and we will keep you in our prayers as well.

This weekend we celetrate the Feast of the Ascension of the Lord. This Feast commemorates the elevation of Christ into Heaven by His own power in the presence of His disciples on the fortieth day after His glorious Resurrection.

The Ascension of Jesus into Heaven completed His earthly work of our redemption. Through His numerous apparitions to hundreds of people between the Day of His glorious Resurrection and the Day of His Ascension, Jesus proved two things. First of all, He proved that He was the promised Messiah. Secondly, He proved that through He Who overcame death, those who persevere in their living faith shall also overcome death and inherit the Kingdom of God.

Based on the writings of St. Augustine, the Catholic Church believes that the ovservnce of the Feast of the Ascension of Jesus is of Apostolic origin. During the 5th century, St. Augustine wrote that this Feast was of universal observance within the Church, far long before his time.

For forty days, Jesus had appeared to His disciples, presenting Himself alive to them by many convincing proofs. While speaking about the Kingdom of God, Jesus explained the Scriptures to His disciples. He ate and drank with them. He walked on the Road to Emmaus with some. He allowed some to touch Him to prove that He had a physical body.

Having done those things, Jesus commanded the disciples not to leave Jerusalem until such time as they had been baptized with the Holy Spirit in fulfillment of the promise of the Father. While John the Baptist baptized with water for the repentance osf sins, Jesus would baptize His disciples with the Holy Spirit.

When Jesus had finished telling His disciples what they needed to know, He was lifted up and a cloud took Him out of their sight. When we say that Jesus was lifted up into Heaven, it is not meant that to the height of the clouds is Heaven. It simply means that Jesus disppeared from their view. He was raised up and a cloud received Him out of their sight.

God the Father and the power of the Holy Spirit in the Most Holy Name of Jesus. For two thousand years. The Catholic Church has proclaimed the Good News to the whole creation, generation after generation. For two thousand years, the Ascension of the Lord has been commemorated in thoughts, in words and in actions.

As we reflect upon the Ascension of the Lord Jesus during the coming week, let us remember that while Jesus has ascended into Heaven, He is here with us today. He is present in our hearts. He is present in His apostolic Church. He is physically present in the Holy Eucharist and in the Sacred Tabernacle. As mysterious as it appears, while He has ascended, our faith affirms to us that He is still here with us.

                              May  God bless all of us

                                                            Fr. D

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